Didn’t “Tracy Island” used to have a swimming pool that “peeled back” like the roof of AirSpace… :highly_amused:

Mind you that didn’t blight the surrounding countyside with fibreglass wool…

That Legends poster artwork is really nice work, way better than the back-to-front P-40 from last year’s effort. Would I be right in thinking that the artist is the same one who does the La Ferte Alais posters?

Yes much better than last years err…. “attempt”

Funny thing is that there seems to be an “element” missing from the poster…

Bring on the mechanical excavators with those hydraulic pincers… YES!!!!

Hideous planes, hideous Skydrol, cr*ppy fastners, cr*ppy tank fit in the C1 bay, cockpit as advanced and comfy as a 1970’s Bus. Hydraulic Service Centre? More like hydraulic bl**dy Lido. Rotting floor-beams, leaky bogs, iffy doors. About the only good point was their ability to swallow three RB211’s into the upper fuselage cargo bay so that they could go down route to rescue fellow TriStars that had broken down!

I will not be mourning their passing and I note that Cambridge Airport is already resembling an Elephants graveyard. 😎

It should be pointed out that it was the guys at HFL that did the repairs on SM845. ARC guys helped out as did a number of supporting companies. A guy at ARC did the paint research and did the markings layout. Another guy at ARC did the flying of it!

Daft question…

The tug has the name “The Aeroplane Restoration Company” on it.

I always thought the name was “The Aircraft Restoration Company”, no?? :confused: Not that it matters much, of course, it just jumped out at me. I’d hate to be calling it the wrong thing after all these years!

When it was last painted (about 20+ yaers ago) it was owned by The Aeroplane Restoration Company, the current “Aircraft Restoration Company” is the trading name of Propshop Ltd and the “two” ARC’s are different companies from different periods of time and ownership. One sort of evolved into the other as ownership changed. Hopefully it will get a refurb when Theresa is finished.

I’d agree with Graham. The FS 595B colours that are quoted as a “close match” by some very good colour scheme books are, in my experience and opinion, generally quite a long way from being anything like some of the shades. The original air ministry colour cards are the best reference but are like Rocking Horse Sh*t to find. The RAFM AP reprint is however widely available amongst the second hand book dealers. Ocean grey, and wartime roundel red are mixed for us to a sample but my advice is that the wartime roundel red is a direct match to a couple of coats of red dope (ie not too wishy washy) and this was originally pointed out to me by an ex Spitfire engine fitter I worked with over 32 years ago, when I was regularly model making. I am fortunate to be able to do it on a 1:1 scale these days rather than 1:72!
The wartime red is also a good match to red-oxide paint. Hope this helps you Mike.

Maybe they threw it in the pond to keep formation with “Shangri-La”…

Now if some enterprising soul rustled up a deep sea diving suit from ebay, the use of the pumps onboard an old fire engine, a strong hauling machine,say a traction engine and maybe some keen manpower, there could be the basis of an “aircraft recovery expedition” without geophysics, visas or the need for tediously boring “forum mutually assured destruction”…

Failing that they could use the above as props for re-enacting some prime episodes of “Dad’s Army”…